Lakers Second Half Preview
As I previously stated in an earlier blog, I thought the Lakers had an okay first half. The Lakers are currently tied with the clippers for the third seed 3.5 games behind the first seed. Given that we were first place in the league before Anthony Davis got injured, I say overall the Lakers will be okay once he gets back. A report came out today that he will be re-evaluated in 2 weeks. This is amazing news because we all know the Lakers won’t repeat as champions without Anthony Davis. Although, when Anthony Davis does return, I still believe the Lakers have one thing they have to work on as a team. Their three point shooting. The two biggest threats to the Lakers repeating are the Nets and the Clippers. Both teams are currently number one and two in three point shooting. The Lakers however are 25th in the league in three point shooting. If the Lakers want any chance of beating them they have to be at least top 15 in the league. If the Lakers can get their three point shooting to where it needs to be, I don’t see any team taking them past six games in the playoffs. They’re still top three in defense and we all know the saying, “ defense wins championships.” If the Lakers can capitalize on their mistakes from the first half once Anthony Davis comes back, they will be just where they need to be in time for a deep playoff push.















